Nebraska Inst to Open State Hospital for Crippled Children
The Nebraska State Hospital for Crippled Ruptured and Deformed Children will open September 1 in Lincoln. The legislature funded this home at $10 000, joining New York and Minnesota as early adopters of such facilities. Dr J P Lord of Omaha will supervise care in a remodeled building at the Home for the Friendless. Admission rules require proof of parental financial inability and ages 2 1/2 to 16 years, with exceptions in unusual cases.
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Nebraska Abolishes Three Days of Grace in Promissory Notes
Nebraska ends the three days of grace for negotiable paper effective now. The law, aligning with sixteen states, consolidates statutes and court decisions, aided by the American Bar Association and American Bankers Association. It treats sight drafts as demand drafts and defines check standing with funds. first-presented checks receive priority.
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Improvements, crimes, and civic notes across Nebraska counties
Wayne farmers expect record harvests while Nance reports 25 to 40 bushels per acre of winter wheat. West Point bank expands to 50 000, bonds bought. Beatrice girl severely injured by glass. Fremont pattern room looted. Farmland sales near Falls City reach 17 500 for 160 acres. Oakland boy loses toes after train incident. Louisville worker exposed to gas. Ashland Mason celebrated 92nd birthday. Lawsuit over false statements in Walker township. Plattsmouth oak struck by lightning. Educational Lands and Funds buys 50000 in Massachusetts gold bonds. Hoard dies after strychnine. Leners injured in runaway. Polk county records show mortgages and releases totaling funds. Bloomfield grain and live stock company files articles of incorporation. Loder arrives in Auburn for road project. local law and order league formed in Seward. Boone county hail destroys crops. Auburn adds steam launch to state fisheries fleet.
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Falls City
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Richardson County
Axel Johnson
Oakland
Burlington
Louisville
William Anderson
C. P. Hadsney
Ashland
Masons
Grand Lodge
Oscar Nelson
Walker Township
Platte County
Nels Lundeen
Julius Strand
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Plattsmouth
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Chicago
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Ainsworth
Omaha
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Hanover Township
Gage County
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J. F. Kintz
Charles R. Kracht
August Gnewitch
Theodore Rlietz
Dotlef Haf
Auburn
Washington
Law and Order League
Seward
Boone County
Platte River
Platte
Attorney General moves to indict grain dealers to uphold market
Lincoln reports Attorney General Norris Brown and ex Chief Justice Sullivan prepared complaints against grain men defying a court order. He aims to wind up the grain dealers' combination and keep the market open, with penalties under Junkin act and a statute against grain and elevator combinations. Prosecutions may follow contempt actions to speed final outcomes.
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Millford Industrial Home Contract Awarded for Boiler
The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings awarded a $3,487.50 contract to Howard Burns & Co for a new boiler at the Millford Industrial Home. Governor Mickey and the board authorized a deficiency due to insufficient legislative funds to replace the condemned boiler.
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Death of Gen James R. Carnahan Knights of Pythias leader
Gen James R Carnahan longtime Knights of Pythias uniform rank organizer died at Indianapolis Aug 3 after a two week illness stomach trouble and traumatic poisoning He was born Nov 18 1841 at Dayton Ind and served in the Civil War later a Lafayette lawyer He led the uniform rank as first major general in 1884 and was a G A R leader survived by a widow and three daughters
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American race at its zenith or on the decline says professor
Professor Edward A. Ross of the University of Nebraska argues the American race has reached its zenith and faces an afternoon of its career due to the Great Dilution and the dispersion from frontier life. He blames immigration, city life, and a shrinking frontier for weaker statesmen and eroded political vitality. He describes the American as mentally strong yet morally conflicted, with will power driving success but risking corruption in fierce competition.
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Boy Who Claims Directorship Surprises Harriman on Tour
Edward H. Harriman meets a cheeky Cheyenne messenger boy who claims to be a director of the Union Pacific. The lad says he directs envelopes at the master mechanic's office and delivers a telegram to Superintendent McKeen in Harriman's private car.
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Roslyn Elects First Woman Trustee Mrs Mackay
Mrs Clarence H Mackay was elected school trustee in Roslyn Long Island with 253 votes while John D Remsen on her ticket got 254 votes and Dr Peter D Leys 83 votes There were 304 votes cast 220 on Mackay Remsen ballots Leys protested the result over ballot printing Mackay fled to Saratoga leaving the election to her political manager and Roslyn residents There had never been a woman member before this election.
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Treatment of the Employee in Modern Management
A writer critiques manager habits in industrial settings. He argues that treating skilled workers as mere operatives, with poor facilities and little personal regard, breeds fear and low morale. Managers must show genuine interest to elicit enthusiastic, high-quality effort from staff.
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Engineering Magazine
Catholic Order Re-elects Thomas H. Cannon Chief Ranger
Thomas H. Cannon of Chicago was re-elected chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters by acclamation at the International convention in Boston. The salary rose from 2000 to 2500 dollars. Other officers elected include Dr J T Smith Chicago high medical examiner J B Gendreau Quebec high vice chief ranger Thomas F McDonald Chicago high secretary and John A Limack Cedar Rapids Iowa high treasurer.
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Chicago
Cago
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Quebec
Thomas F. McDonald
John A. Limack
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Noted Prosecutor to Retire From Suffolk D A
Oliver Stevens longtime district attorney of Suffolk county Massachusetts resigns after thirty years in office citing ill health and old age. He was 48 when elected and led the Belfry Murder case resulting in the hanging of Piper for the murder of Isabel H Young.
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Defiance Water Starch Promises Time Savings and Full Pound
The ad touts Defiance Water Starch for laundry claiming it never sticks to iron and comes in a full 16 oz package at the same 10 cent price as 4 oz smaller packs. It warns grocers may push 12 oz stock to clear shelves and urges demand for the Defiance brand.
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Woman sells petticoat to buy railway ticket at station
A young woman in Pittsburg lost her ticket and offered her petticoat for sale to a woman at the station to cover the price of a ticket home. The bargain was completed quickly at the station.
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Charity Begins at Home Ends at Kindergarten Effort
Quotation attributed to Tim othy Hay from The Pilgrim noting charity starts locally but progress weak at early education level.
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Constipation cures and warnings from Mull’s Grape Tonic
An old health pamphlet extols Mull’s Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and related illnesses. It argues neglect and poor diet cause constipation, claims it can cure permanently, and offers a free trial bottle by mail to prove its worth.
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